Wikipedia:Style and How-to Directory
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Articles from this page and from Category:Wikipedia style and how-to are being moved to Category:Wikipedia style guidelines and Category:Wikipedia how-to. Please excuse the mess during the transition process.
Advice on editing techniques
- How to contribute
- How to edit
- How to start a page
- How to copyedit a page
- Guide to writing better articles
- Guide to layout
- How to use graphics
- How to find an image
- How to use tables
- How to know if the problem is your browser
- Troubleshooting
Advice on content writing
- Be bold in updating pages
- Write a great article
- How to structure the content
- How to invite contributions on articles you help write
- Explain jargon
- Consider your audience
- Check your facts
- Cite your sources: Use footnotes and references
- Avoid statements that will date quickly
- Stay on topic
- Warn readers about spoilers
- Don't overlink (disputed)
- Avoid peacock terms (disputed)
- Avoid weasel terms (disputed)
- Be cautious with compliments and mass attribution (proposed replacement for above two disputed pages)
- Avoid self-references
Reusable text
- Template messages
- Boilerplate text
- Boilerplate request for permission
- Standard user greeting
- Standard GFDL violation letter
